Mthatha
Sign in to saveMthatha ( , ), alternatively rendered Umtata, is the main city of the King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality in Eastern Cape province of South Africa and the capital of OR Tambo District Municipality. The city has an airport, previously known as the K. D. Matanzima Airport after former leader Kaiser Matanzima. Mthatha derives its name from the nearby Mthatha River which was named after the sneezewood (umtati) trees, famous for their wood and medicinal properties.
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- Mthatha
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- Umtata
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- Mthatha Central Business District
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- City
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- South Africa
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- Eastern Cape
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- O.R. Tambo
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- King Sabata Dalindyebo
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Mthatha ( , ), alternatively rendered Umtata, is the main city of the King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality in Eastern Cape province of South Africa and the capital of OR Tambo District Municipality. The city has an airport, previously known as the K. D. Matanzima Airport after former leader Kaiser Matanzima. Mthatha derives its name from the nearby Mthatha River which was named after the sneezewood (umtati) trees, famous for their wood and medicinal properties.
== History == thumb|left|300px|1913 panoramic view of Mthatha with the Mthatha River in the foreground and the [[Drakensberg mountains in the distance by Caesar Carl Hans Henkel]]